Police officer · Monroe, LA
Police officer in Monroe: $740/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Monroe at $50,670 a year. About 620 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.65). The 10th percentile is $34,900 and the 90th is $61,510. Pay ranks 354th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $740 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 220 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$740
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,670
$34,900 to $61,510
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.65
Pay rank
354th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $50,670.
- Taxes$755
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$740
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,670
- Federal income tax
- −$4,042
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,876
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,145
- Take-home pay
- $41,607
- Effective tax rate
- 17.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$4,223 gross, minus $755 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
$740
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $2,464/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Monroe?
$50,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Monroe?
$740 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Monroe.